The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-01-20
BROOKS,

sire OF BOnesetter, I;ls, also be-
longed to the family of pacing hor-
SEES Of Tennessee, being sired by the
pacing stallion, Brown Pilot; moth
ing is known Of his dam, but his
grand-dam was a Mexican pony
and it is curious to observe how
nature has impressed the marks of
that Mexican pony upon the whole
generation of this family of horses,
and more curious still is the fact
that. however remote the horse O.
to-day is from that spotted pony,
we find the same white face, white
legs and frequently spotted body,
which so distinguished the great
Bonesetter. Bonesetter sired Flash,
2:l9a, and while he did not have
great opportunity in the stud, yet
he showed himself to be a son
worthy of his great sire, aud to-day
the Brooks family of horses is just
ly regarded as one OF tue very best
of which Tennessee can boast. Be
sides the families l have menti 0 Is ed
there are to be found in different
parts Of the state others which have
produced colts of promise If prop
erly developed, but the limits of
this article will not permit Of a
more extended detail. While the
breeding of these celebrated horses
would seem to possess more of the
element OF chance than the adop-
tion of any scientific basis, yet
when it is considered that before
our late civil war the people of this
state were prosperous and INDUCED
in the luxury of thoroughbreds OF
tue very best breeds, it ID not diff
cult to account for the speed and
gameness found in the horses of
this generation. These thorou gh-
bred horses were bred to the saddle
or pacing mares, and the thorough
bred mares to the saddle stallion,
and these crosses have produced a
race of horses second TO none which
history records. The generation
that existed at the outbreak of the
war "builded better than they
knew; they little dreamed that by
their action in combining these two
elements of speed, they were con
ferring upon future generations the
greatest boon ever given to a speed
loving people, and yet it is fair tc
say that the rich blood inherited
by the crossing have mentioned
has produced a race of horses un
surpassed for speed, gameness and
docility by any since the world be
gan.
In view of the phenomenal speed
and gameness of the Tennessee pa
Ger inherent in his blood elements
even amid the grossest ignorance
in breeding, the most incompatible
crosses and most barbarous prao-
tees. being among the horse tribes
the showers of wood and drawers o.
WATER" il should be q scource Of
keen pleasure to every lover Of
speed to know that Mr.. Buford
proprietor of Rockdalei Farm in
Giles county, Tenn, of whom
have spoken, has gone into the
breeding of PAGERS entirely. and
feels confident since the production
of Brown jug, Matte Hunter and
others is possible from blood that
had never been developed except in
front Of the heavy wagon or deep
turning plowshare, that with any,
thing like the intelligent thought,
ceaseless study and expenditure OF
money that has been bestowed upon
the trotter, he can produce PAGER
that will make a record Of 200
Nor does it seem that this claim is
extravagans in view of the great re
duction of running as well as trot.
ting records during the last decade.
PAGER.